CML symptoms and tests
Some people with chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) will experience symptoms before getting a diagnosis, but not everyone will have them or notice anything. Read our information about the symptoms you may have and the tests you will need.
Funding information
The following pharmaceutical companies and charitable organisations helped fund this information, but had no influence over it: Abbvie, AstraZeneca, Incyte, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Kyowa Kirin, Roche, Sobi UK, The Garfield Weston Foundation, The Steel Charitable Trust and The Grace Trust.
Symptoms of CML
Some people notice symptoms before they are diagnosed with CML, but others don't. Everyone is different, and you may have a different experience to someone else you know with CML.
Tests before and after diagnosis
You’ll have a series of tests to confirm that you have CML. If you are diagnosed, you’ll then have some more tests to help your hospital team decide which is the best treatment for you.
Thank you to Consultant Haematologists Dr Andrew McGregor and Dr Gillian Horne for checking the medical accuracy of our CML information, and to Clinical Nurse Specialists Hayley Gleadhill and Maddie Ward for their advice and support. Thank you also to Andy, Maggie, Sophie, Morris, Katie and Kate for sharing their experience of living with CML.